David Rudisha, the 800-meter World Record-holder, says he’s excited to come to the U.S. for the first time but that he’s all about the adidas Grand Prix on June 9, not seeing the sights. “I’m going there with one mission,” he said in a media conference call on Tuesday morning. “I want to go there and do something good.” He says he’s aiming to run 1:42, so “good” could turn out to be the fastest 800 ever run on U.S. soil. The record is 1:42.58, set by Vebjorn Rodal of Noway at the 1996 Olympic Games.
Audio of today’s adidas Grand Prix teleconference with David Rudisha

(Independent) Athletics: Manchester will test Dwain's campaign to reign once againIt has not exactly been the best of weeks for Dwain Chambers. Competing at the splendidly named Ponce Grand Prix meeting in Puerto Rico last weekend, the cause célèbre of British track and field got his Olympic season off to a decidedly sluggish start, failing to break 10.5sec for 100m. Then came some moral support from Ben Johnson

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Turn Off The Jumbotron!I felt good, I was running fast. Then, as everybody does, I kind of glanced up at the big JumboTron and I see this little guy over my shoulder. I was like, ‘Oh my god!’ I had to pick up the pace.” – Andrew Wheating, May 6, 2012 after winning the Oregon Twilight 1500 over Dorian Ulrey.